CONNOLLY, Justice.
We are asked to determine an issue of first impression. That is, whether the appellant, Ronald Merrill, had a "legitimate expectation of privacy" in his driveway so as to invoke his rights under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Law enforcement officers reacting to a citizen's tip drove to Merrill's rural residence, stopped in his driveway, and observed growing, cultivated marijuana plants from their patrol vehicle. On the basis...
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